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Podcast: Is Harry Potter Haram? Islamic Perspectives Of Poetry And Literature With Sh. Shahin-Ur Rahman

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November 21, 2022

Is Harry Potter Haram? MuslimMatters podcast with Shaykh Shahin-ur Rahman.

Is Harry Potter haram? Muslim parents and kids alike have been asking this question for over two decades, and it’s still hard to find a definitive answer! For avid readers, a larger question looms: what does Islam actually say about literature and poetry? Can Muslims read non-Islamic works of fiction? Doesn’t the Qur’an tell us that poets are cursed?

In this episode of the MuslimMatters podcast, Shaykh Shahin-ur Rahman and Zainab bint Younus discuss Harry Potter, Matilda, how Muslims can benefit from literature, and what Islam really says about poetry!

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Shaykh Shahin-ur Rahman graduated in 2014 from a traditional Islamic seminary in the UK. In 2021, he completed a master’s degree at the University of Warwick in 2021 in Islamic Education: Theory and Practice. A thinker, educator and writer, he is the founder of Al-Rahma, a daʿwah platform based in his hometown of Northampton. Professionally, the shaykh works as a curriculum writer for a publishing house in London.

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Zainab bint Younus

Zainab bint Younus (AnonyMouse) is a Canadian Muslim woman who writes on Muslim women's issues, gender related injustice in the Muslim community, and Muslim women in Islamic history. She holds a diploma in Islamic Studies from Arees University, a diploma in History of Female Scholarship from Cambridge Islamic College, and has spent the last fifteen years involved in grassroots da'wah. She was also an original founder of MuslimMatters.org.

1 Comment

Maisa

December 5, 2022 at 2:09 AM

I Enjoyed the podcast very much, what an interesting topic to talk about,and the discussion is very light-hearted, it addressed a lot of things I’ve been thinking about like the magic themes in books, poetry and mythologies.

I felt very engaged in the podcast especially when popular literary works were discussed like HP, Matilda, Kalila wa Dimna and more… it was such a nice approach to use these as examples since so many people are familiar with these stories. And of course not to forget to mention that the podcast is so informative beyond expectations. Thank you Zainab & Shahin… much appreciated.

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